I just learned about the Zoot Suit Riots, which started on this date in 1943. I had never heard of the riots before. There's so much history we're not taught, but at least it's out there to be discovered...and learned.

Talk of Zoot Suits always makes me think of the homemade suit worn by Tom (of Tom and Jerry). Turns out, that's from a short called The Zoot Cat, which was released in 1944. Interesting timing vis-a-vis The Zoot Suit Riots.

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postposted by matt in Tuesday, June 3, 2025

"Many Canadians are feeling anxious and worried about the drastically changing world around them. Fundamental change is always unsettling. Yet this moment is also an incredible opportunity. An opportunity for renewal. An opportunity to think big and to act bigger.

Strangely, those words from King Charles work for me, too.

Drastically changing world. Opportunity. Renewal. Think Big. Act Bigger.

He’s basically making the case for optimism despite all the doom and gloom.

We’ll get there, eventually.

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posted by matt in Wednesday, May 28, 2025

According to a survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, this group — commonly known as the “nones” — now constitutes 29% of American adults. That’s up from 23% in 2016 and 19% in 2011.

“If the unaffiliated were a religion, they’d be the largest religious group in the United States,” said Elizabeth Drescher, an adjunct professor at Santa Clara University who wrote a book about the spiritual lives of the nones.

The nones are growing, thankfully.

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posted by matt in Tuesday, December 14, 2021

We're back.

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posted by matt in Thursday, February 18, 2021